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Sentencing in Food Safety Cases Are Not Without Complications

By Dan Flynn on January 5, 2016

After every successful prosecution comes the sentencing. But in several high profile criminal cases involving food safety, sentencing is turning out to be pretty complicated. Take the case of 74-year-old William B. Aossey Jr. He’s…
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Iowa Federal Judge Orders Halal Food Exporter Detained Until Sentencing

By Dan Flynn on July 31, 2015

His attorneys are trying to get him a new trial, but after being convicted by a jury July 13 on 15 federal felony counts, William B. Aossey Jr. was locked up. A new detention order…
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Jury Trial Underway in Iowa Over Alleged Halal Beef Export Scheme

By News Desk on July 8, 2015

The trial of William Aossey Jr., 73, began Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Northern Iowa with opening statements and the first witness taking the stand. USDistrictCourtCedarRapidsAfter the jury was selected, prosecution and defense attorneys…
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Confusion Over Lawyers Marks Start of First Halal Trial in Iowa

By Dan Flynn on July 7, 2015

As the federal trial gets underway today in Cedar Falls, IA, the religious card is not really being played, but it is clearly in the deck. And one of the South’s more prominent agriculture and…
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Halal Beef Exporter Goes to Federal Criminal Trial in Iowa on July 7

By Dan Flynn on June 19, 2015

The man who built a worldwide Halal beef exporting company from Iowa will go to federal criminal trial in Cedar Rapids on July 7, beginning with jury selection. Federal Magistrate Judge Jon Stuart Scoles has…
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Iowa Halal Producer Gets Hearing on Seized Emails

By Dan Flynn on May 18, 2015

A motion for an emergency protective order, which is being sought by attorneys for Midamar Corp. executives, will be heard Tuesday by a federal magistrate judge in Cedar Rapids, IA. halalmeat_406x250Midamar founder William B. Aossey…
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Defense: Halal Case Documents Swept Up in Iowa Federal Raids

By Dan Flynn on May 15, 2015

Defense attorneys for the Halal meat exporter charged with fraud and conspiracy are upset because they say confidential attorney-client emails and other documents were swept up earlier this week when Midamar Corporation and two other…
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